● The No. 41 pitted on lap 83 for four tires, fuel and wedge and tire pressure adjustments.

● While sixth, Busch pitted on lap 117 for four tires, fuel and a tire pressure adjustment.

● On lap 141 Busch pitted for four tires and fuel. He entered the pits seventh and exited seventh.

Final Stage Recap (Laps 161-267):

● Busch started ninth and finished 10th.

● He pitted on lap 163 for four tires, fuel, and a tire pressure adjustment and reported that the car was “quite loose.”

● The No. 41 Haas Automation/Monster Energy Ford Fusion pitted on laps 230 and 249 for four tires and fuel.

● Busch ended up finishing 10th.

Notes:

● Busch earned a career-high 22 top-10s in 2018, besting his previous high of 21 top-10s, earned four times (2004, 2009, 2015 and 2016).

● This was Busch’s seventh top-10 in 18 career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Homestead.

● Busch finished 10th in Stage 1 to earn one bonus point and seventh in Stage 2 to earn four more bonus points.

● Joey Logano won the Ford EcoBoost 400 to score his 21st career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory, his third of the season and his first at Homestead. His margin of victory over second-place Martin Truex Jr., was 1.725 seconds.

● In winning the Ford EcoBoost 400, Logano won the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship for the first time in his career, outdueling fellow Championship 4 contenders Martin Truex Jr., Kevin Harvick, and Kyle Busch.

● Only 18 of the 39 drivers in the Ford EcoBoost 400 finished on the lead lap.

Next Up:

The 2019 season kicks off with the traditional Speedweeks at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. The 61st Daytona 500, the first points-paying race of the year, is Feb. 17 and will be broadcast live on FOX.